This is a list of cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2010 Mexican national census.[1]
Rank |
City/Locality (Localidad) |
Population (2010 census) |
Geographical coordinates |
Municipality (Municipio) |
State (Estado) |
1 |
Mexico City |
8,851,080 |
19°25′57″N 99°07′52″W / 19.43250°N 99.13111°W / 19.43250; -99.13111 |
all 16 boroughs (delegaciones)‡ |
Distrito Federal |
2 |
Ecatepec |
1,655,015 |
19°36′35″N 99°03′36″W / 19.60972°N 99.06000°W / 19.60972; -99.06000 |
Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality |
México |
3 |
Guadalajara |
1,495,182 |
20°40′35″N 103°20′32″W / 20.67639°N 103.34222°W / 20.67639; -103.34222 |
Guadalajara Municipality |
Jalisco |
4 |
Puebla |
1,434,062 |
19°02′43″N 98°11′51″W / 19.04528°N 98.19750°W / 19.04528; -98.19750 |
Puebla Municipality |
Puebla |
5 |
Juárez |
1,321,004 |
31°44′22″N 106°29′13″W / 31.73944°N 106.48694°W / 31.73944; -106.48694 |
Juárez Municipality |
Chihuahua |
6 |
Tijuana |
1,300,983 |
32°32′05″N 117°02′37″W / 32.53472°N 117.04361°W / 32.53472; -117.04361 |
Tijuana Municipality |
Baja California |
7 |
León |
1,238,962 |
21°07′11″N 101°40′50″W / 21.11972°N 101.68056°W / 21.11972; -101.68056 |
León Municipality |
Guanajuato |
8 |
Zapopan |
1,142,483 |
20°43′14″N 103°23′18″W / 20.72056°N 103.38833°W / 20.72056; -103.38833 |
Zapopan Municipality |
Jalisco |
9 |
Monterrey |
1,135,512 |
25°40′17″N 100°18′31″W / 25.67139°N 100.30861°W / 25.67139; -100.30861 |
Monterrey Municipality |
Nuevo León |
10 |
Nezahualcóyotl |
1,104,585 |
19°24′00″N 98°59′20″W / 19.40000°N 98.98889°W / 19.40000; -98.98889 |
Nezahualcóyotl Municipality |
México |
11 |
Culiacán |
905,265 |
24°47′31″N 107°23′53″W / 24.79194°N 107.39806°W / 24.79194; -107.39806 |
Culiacán Municipality |
Sinaloa |
12 |
Chihuahua |
809,232 |
28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W / 28.63528; -106.08889 |
Chihuahua Municipality |
Chihuahua |
13 |
Naucalpan |
792,211 |
19°28′31″N 99°14′16″W / 19.47528°N 99.23778°W / 19.47528; -99.23778 |
Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality‡ |
México |
14 |
Mérida |
777,615 |
20°58′04″N 89°37′18″W / 20.96778°N 89.62167°W / 20.96778; -89.62167 |
Mérida Municipality |
Yucatán |
15 |
San Luis Potosí |
722,772 |
22°08′59″N 100°58′30″W / 22.14972°N 100.97500°W / 22.14972; -100.97500 |
San Luis Potosí Municipality |
San Luis Potosí |
16 |
Aguascalientes |
722,250 |
21°52′51″N 102°17′46″W / 21.88083°N 102.29611°W / 21.88083; -102.29611 |
Aguascalientes Municipality |
Aguascalientes |
17 |
Hermosillo |
715,061 |
29°05′56″N 110°57′15″W / 29.09889°N 110.95417°W / 29.09889; -110.95417 |
Hermosillo Municipality |
Sonora |
18 |
Saltillo |
709,671 |
25°26′00″N 101°00′00″W / 25.43333°N 101.00000°W / 25.43333; -101.00000 |
Saltillo Municipality |
Coahuila |
19 |
Mexicali |
689,775 |
32°39′48″N 115°28′04″W / 32.66333°N 115.46778°W / 32.66333; -115.46778 |
Mexicali Municipality |
Baja California |
20 |
Guadalupe |
673,616 |
25°40′45″N 100°14′06″W / 25.67917°N 100.23500°W / 25.67917; -100.23500 |
Guadalupe Municipality |
Nuevo León |
21 |
Acapulco |
673,479 |
16°51′42″N 99°53′11″W / 16.86167°N 99.88639°W / 16.86167; -99.88639 |
Acapulco de Juárez Municipality |
Guerrero |
22 |
Tlalnepantla |
653,410 |
19°32′12″N 99°11′41″W / 19.53667°N 99.19472°W / 19.53667; -99.19472 |
Tlalnepantla de Baz Municipality |
México |
23 |
Cancún |
628,306 |
21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W / 21.16056°N 86.84750°W / 21.16056; -86.84750 |
Benito Juárez Municipality |
Quintana Roo |
24 |
Querétaro |
626,495 |
20°35′17″N 100°23′17″W / 20.58806°N 100.38806°W / 20.58806; -100.38806 |
Querétaro Municipality |
Querétaro |
25 |
Chimalhuacán |
612,383 |
19°26′15″N 98°57′15″W / 19.43750°N 98.95417°W / 19.43750; -98.95417 |
Chimalhuacán Municipality |
México |
26 |
Torreón |
608,836 |
25°32′40″N 103°26′30″W / 25.54444°N 103.44167°W / 25.54444; -103.44167 |
Torreón Municipality |
Coahuila |
27 |
Morelia |
597,511 |
19°42′08″N 101°11′08″W / 19.70222°N 101.18556°W / 19.70222; -101.18556 |
Morelia Municipality |
Michoacán |
28 |
Reynosa |
589,466 |
26°05′32″N 98°16′40″W / 26.09222°N 98.27778°W / 26.09222; -98.27778 |
Reynosa Municipality |
Tamaulipas |
29 |
Tlaquepaque |
575,942 |
20°38′19″N 103°18′26″W / 20.63861°N 103.30722°W / 20.63861; -103.30722 |
Tlaquepaque Municipality |
Jalisco |
30 |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
537,102 |
16°45′11″N 93°06′56″W / 16.75306°N 93.11556°W / 16.75306; -93.11556 |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Municipality |
Chiapas |
31 |
Durango |
518,709 |
24°01′22″N 104°39′16″W / 24.02278°N 104.65444°W / 24.02278; -104.65444 |
Durango Municipality |
Durango |
32 |
Toluca |
489,333 |
19°17′32″N 99°39′14″W / 19.29222°N 99.65389°W / 19.29222; -99.65389 |
Toluca Municipality |
México |
33 |
Ciudad López Mateos |
489,160 |
19°33′40″N 99°14′49″W / 19.56111°N 99.24694°W / 19.56111; -99.24694 |
Atizapán de Zaragoza Municipality |
México |
34 |
Cuautitlán Izcalli |
484,573 |
19°38′46″N 99°12′41″W / 19.64611°N 99.21139°W / 19.64611; -99.21139 |
Cuautitlán Izcalli Municipality |
México |
35 |
Ciudad Apodaca |
467,157 |
25°46′54″N 100°11′20″W / 25.78167°N 100.18889°W / 25.78167; -100.18889 |
Apodaca Municipality |
Nuevo León |
36 |
Matamoros |
449,815 |
25°52′47″N 97°30′15″W / 25.87972°N 97.50417°W / 25.87972; -97.50417 |
Matamoros Municipality |
Tamaulipas |
37 |
San Nicolás de los Garza |
443,273 |
25°44′30″N 100°18′08″W / 25.74167°N 100.30222°W / 25.74167; -100.30222 |
San Nicolás de los Garza Municipality |
Nuevo León |
38 |
Veracruz |
428,323 |
19°11′25″N 96°09′12″W / 19.19028°N 96.15333°W / 19.19028; -96.15333 |
Veracruz Municipality‡ |
Veracruz |
39 |
Xalapa |
424,755 |
19°32′17″N 96°54′33″W / 19.53806°N 96.90917°W / 19.53806; -96.90917 |
Xalapa Municipality |
Veracruz |
40 |
Tonalá |
408,759 |
20°37′24″N 103°14′44″W / 20.62333°N 103.24556°W / 20.62333; -103.24556 |
Tonalá Municipality |
Jalisco |
41 |
Mazatlán |
381,583 |
23°14′29″N 106°24′35″W / 23.24139°N 106.40972°W / 23.24139; -106.40972 |
Mazatlán Municipality |
Sinaloa |
42 |
Irapuato |
380,941 |
20°40′27″N 101°20′51″W / 20.67417°N 101.34750°W / 20.67417; -101.34750 |
Irapuato Municipality |
Guanajuato |
43 |
Nuevo Laredo |
373,725 |
27°29′11″N 99°30′29″W / 27.48639°N 99.50806°W / 27.48639; -99.50806 |
Nuevo Laredo Municipality |
Tamaulipas |
44 |
Xico |
356,352 |
19°17′30″N 98°56′20″W / 19.29167°N 98.93889°W / 19.29167; -98.93889 |
Valle de Chalco Solidaridad Municipality |
México |
45 |
Villahermosa |
353,577 |
17°59′21″N 92°55′41″W / 17.98917°N 92.92806°W / 17.98917; -92.92806 |
Centro Municipality |
Tabasco |
46 |
General Escobedo |
352,444 |
25°48′31″N 100°19′37″W / 25.80861°N 100.32694°W / 25.80861; -100.32694 |
General Escobedo Municipality |
Nuevo León |
47 |
Celaya |
340,387 |
20°31′44″N 100°48′54″W / 20.52889°N 100.81500°W / 20.52889; -100.81500 |
Celaya Municipality |
Guanajuato |
48 |
Cuernavaca |
338,650 |
18°55′07″N 99°14′03″W / 18.91861°N 99.23417°W / 18.91861; -99.23417 |
Cuernavaca Municipality |
Morelos |
49 |
Tepic |
332,863 |
21°30′59″N 104°53′39″W / 21.51639°N 104.89417°W / 21.51639; -104.89417 |
Tepic Municipality |
Nayarit |
50 |
Ixtapaluca |
322,271 |
19°19′07″N 98°52′56″W / 19.31861°N 98.88222°W / 19.31861; -98.88222 |
Ixtapaluca Municipality |
México |
51 |
Ciudad Victoria |
305,155 |
23°44′10″N 99°08′46″W / 23.73611°N 99.14611°W / 23.73611; -99.14611 |
Victoria Municipality |
Tamaulipas |
52 |
Ciudad Obregón |
298,625 |
27°29′21″N 109°56′06″W / 27.48917°N 109.93500°W / 27.48917; -109.93500 |
Cajeme Municipality |
Sonora |
53 |
Tampico |
297,284 |
22°15′19″N 97°52′07″W / 22.25528°N 97.86861°W / 22.25528; -97.86861 |
Tampico Municipality |
Tamaulipas |
54 |
Ciudad Nicolás Romero |
281,799 |
19°37′30″N 99°18′51″W / 19.62500°N 99.31417°W / 19.62500; -99.31417 |
Nicolás Romero Municipality |
México |
55 |
Ensenada |
279,765 |
31°51′28″N 116°36′21″W / 31.85778°N 116.60583°W / 31.85778; -116.60583 |
Ensenada Municipality |
Baja California |
56 |
Coacalco de Berriozábal |
277,959 |
19°38′00″N 99°05′35″W / 19.63333°N 99.09306°W / 19.63333; -99.09306 |
Coacalco de Berriozábal Municipality |
México |
57 |
Santa Catarina |
268,347 |
25°40′32″N 100°27′44″W / 25.67556°N 100.46222°W / 25.67556; -100.46222 |
Santa Catarina Municipality |
Nuevo León |
58 |
Uruapan |
264,439 |
19°25′10″N 102°03′30″W / 19.41944°N 102.05833°W / 19.41944; -102.05833 |
Uruapan Municipality |
Michoacán |
59 |
Gómez Palacio |
257,352 |
25°33′40″N 103°29′54″W / 25.56111°N 103.49833°W / 25.56111; -103.49833 |
Gómez Palacio Municipality |
Durango |
60 |
Los Mochis |
256,613 |
25°47′37″N 108°59′49″W / 25.79361°N 108.99694°W / 25.79361; -108.99694 |
Ahome Municipality |
Sinaloa |
61 |
Pachuca |
256,584 |
20°07′18″N 98°44′09″W / 20.12167°N 98.73583°W / 20.12167; -98.73583 |
Pachuca de Soto Municipality |
Hidalgo |
62 |
Oaxaca |
255,029 |
17°04′04″N 96°43′12″W / 17.06778°N 96.72000°W / 17.06778; -96.72000 |
Oaxaca de Juárez Municipality |
Oaxaca |
63 |
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez |
255,015 |
22°10′59″N 100°56′27″W / 22.18306°N 100.94083°W / 22.18306; -100.94083 |
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez Municipality |
San Luis Potosí |
64 |
Tehuacán |
248,716 |
18°27′50″N 97°23′35″W / 18.46389°N 97.39306°W / 18.46389; -97.39306 |
Tehuacán Municipality |
Puebla |
65 |
Ojo de Agua |
242,272 |
19°40′49″N 99°00′36″W / 19.68028°N 99.01000°W / 19.68028; -99.01000 |
Tecámac Municipality |
México |
66 |
Coatzacoalcos |
235,983 |
18°08′09″N 94°27′48″W / 18.13583°N 94.46333°W / 18.13583; -94.46333 |
Coatzacoalcos Municipality |
Veracruz |
67 |
Campeche |
220,389 |
19°50′45″N 90°32′12″W / 19.84583°N 90.53667°W / 19.84583; -90.53667 |
Campeche Municipality |
Campeche |
68 |
Monclova |
215,271 |
26°54′03″N 101°25′00″W / 26.90083°N 101.41667°W / 26.90083; -101.41667 |
Monclova Municipality |
Coahuila |
69 |
La Paz |
215,178 |
24°08′32″N 110°18′39″W / 24.14222°N 110.31083°W / 24.14222; -110.31083 |
La Paz Municipality |
Baja California Sur |
70 |
Nogales |
212,533 |
31°19′07″N 110°56′45″W / 31.31861°N 110.94583°W / 31.31861; -110.94583 |
Nogales Municipality |
Sonora |
71 |
Buenavista |
206,081 |
19°36′30″N 99°10′10″W / 19.60833°N 99.16944°W / 19.60833; -99.16944 |
Tultitlán Municipality |
México |
72 |
Puerto Vallarta |
203,342 |
20°36′49″N 105°13′38″W / 20.61361°N 105.22722°W / 20.61361; -105.22722 |
Puerto Vallarta Municipality |
Jalisco |
73 |
Tapachula |
202,672 |
14°54′29″N 92°15′38″W / 14.90806°N 92.26056°W / 14.90806; -92.26056 |
Tapachula Municipality |
Chiapas |
74 |
Ciudad Madero |
197,216 |
22°16′35″N 97°49′53″W / 22.27639°N 97.83139°W / 22.27639; -97.83139 |
Ciudad Madero Municipality |
Tamaulipas |
75 |
San Pablo de las Salinas |
189,453 |
19°39′56″N 99°05′30″W / 19.66556°N 99.09167°W / 19.66556; -99.09167 |
Tultitlán Municipality |
México |
76 |
Chilpancingo |
187,251 |
17°33′00″N 99°30′04″W / 17.55000°N 99.50111°W / 17.55000; -99.50111 |
Chilpancingo de los Bravo Municipality |
Guerrero |
77 |
Poza Rica |
185,242 |
20°32′03″N 97°26′37″W / 20.53417°N 97.44361°W / 20.53417; -97.44361 |
Poza Rica de Hidalgo Municipality |
Veracruz |
78 |
Chicoloapan de Juárez |
172,919 |
19°24′55″N 98°54′04″W / 19.41528°N 98.90111°W / 19.41528; -98.90111 |
Chicoloapan Municipality |
México |
79 |
Ciudad del Carmen |
169,466 |
18°38′18″N 91°50′07″W / 18.63833°N 91.83528°W / 18.63833; -91.83528 |
Carmen Municipality |
Campeche |
80 |
Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias |
168,720 |
19°15′53″N 98°53′51″W / 19.26472°N 98.89750°W / 19.26472; -98.89750 |
Chalco Municipality |
México |
81 |
Jiutepec |
162,427 |
18°52′53″N 99°10′40″W / 18.88139°N 99.17778°W / 18.88139; -99.17778 |
Jiutepec Municipality |
Morelos |
82 |
Salamanca |
160,169 |
20°34′13″N 101°11′50″W / 20.57028°N 101.19722°W / 20.57028; -101.19722 |
Salamanca Municipality |
Guanajuato |
83 |
San Luis Río Colorado |
158,089 |
32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W / 32.47667°N 114.76250°W / 32.47667; -114.76250 |
San Luis Río Colorado Municipality |
Sonora |
84 |
San Cristóbal de las Casas |
158,027 |
16°44′12″N 92°38′18″W / 16.73667°N 92.63833°W / 16.73667; -92.63833 |
San Cristóbal de las Casas Municipality |
Chiapas |
85 |
Cuautla |
154,358 |
18°48′44″N 98°57′21″W / 18.81222°N 98.95583°W / 18.81222; -98.95583 |
Cuautla Municipality |
Morelos |
86 |
Ciudad Benito Juárez |
151,893 |
25°38′51″N 100°05′41″W / 25.64750°N 100.09472°W / 25.64750; -100.09472 |
Juárez Municipality |
Nuevo León |
87 |
Chetumal |
151,243 |
18°30′13″N 88°18′19″W / 18.50361°N 88.30528°W / 18.50361; -88.30528 |
Othón P. Blanco Municipality |
Quintana Roo |
88 |
Piedras Negras |
150,178 |
28°42′00″N 100°31′23″W / 28.70000°N 100.52306°W / 28.70000; -100.52306 |
Piedras Negras Municipality |
Coahuila |
89 |
Playa del Carmen |
149,923 |
20°37′39″N 87°04′52″W / 20.62750°N 87.08111°W / 20.62750; -87.08111 |
Solidaridad Municipality |
Quintana Roo |
90 |
Zamora |
141,627 |
19°59′08″N 102°16′59″W / 19.98556°N 102.28306°W / 19.98556; -102.28306 |
Zamora Municipality |
Michoacán |
91 |
Córdoba |
140,896 |
18°53′25″N 96°56′24″W / 18.89028°N 96.94000°W / 18.89028; -96.94000 |
Córdoba Municipality |
Veracruz |
92 |
San Juan del Río |
138,878 |
20°23′20″N 99°59′47″W / 20.38889°N 99.99639°W / 20.38889; -99.99639 |
San Juan del Río Municipality |
Querétaro |
93 |
Colima |
137,383 |
19°14′37″N 103°43′51″W / 19.24361°N 103.73083°W / 19.24361; -103.73083 |
Colima Municipality |
Colima |
94 |
Ciudad Acuña |
134,233 |
29°19′27″N 100°55′54″W / 29.32417°N 100.93167°W / 29.32417; -100.93167 |
Acuña Municipality |
Coahuila |
95 |
Manzanillo |
130,035 |
19°03′08″N 104°18′57″W / 19.05222°N 104.31583°W / 19.05222; -104.31583 |
Manzanillo Municipality |
Colima |
96 |
Zacatecas |
129,011 |
22°46′18″N 102°34′31″W / 22.77167°N 102.57528°W / 22.77167; -102.57528 |
Zacatecas Municipality |
Zacatecas |
97 |
Veracruz, Boca del Río Municipality |
126,507 |
19°08′39″N 96°07′00″W / 19.14417°N 96.11667°W / 19.14417; -96.11667 |
Boca del Río Municipality‡ |
Veracruz |
98 |
Ciudad Valles |
124,644 |
21°59′13″N 99°01′07″W / 21.98694°N 99.01861°W / 21.98694; -99.01861 |
Ciudad Valles Municipality |
San Luis Potosí |
99 |
Guadalupe |
124,623 |
22°45′10″N 102°30′28″W / 22.75278°N 102.50778°W / 22.75278; -102.50778 |
Guadalupe Municipality |
Zacatecas |
100 |
San Pedro Garza García |
122,627 |
25°39′51″N 100°24′06″W / 25.66417°N 100.40167°W / 25.66417; -100.40167 |
San Pedro Garza García Municipality |
Nuevo León |
101 |
Naucalpan |
121,470 |
19°23′49″N 99°16′36″W / 19.39694°N 99.27667°W / 19.39694; -99.27667 |
Huixquilucan Municipality‡ |
México |
102 |
Fresnillo |
120,944 |
23°10′32″N 102°52′03″W / 23.17556°N 102.86750°W / 23.17556; -102.86750 |
Fresnillo Municipality |
Zacatecas |
103 |
Orizaba |
120,844 |
18°51′31″N 97°05′48″W / 18.85861°N 97.09667°W / 18.85861; -97.09667 |
Orizaba Municipality |
Veracruz |
104 |
Miramar |
118,614 |
22°20′15″N 97°52′10″W / 22.33750°N 97.86944°W / 22.33750; -97.86944 |
Altamira Municipality |
Tamaulipas |
105 |
Iguala |
118,468 |
18°20′41″N 99°32′34″W / 18.34472°N 99.54278°W / 18.34472; -99.54278 |
Iguala de la Independencia Municipality |
Guerrero |
106 |
Delicias |
118,071 |
28°11′36″N 105°28′16″W / 28.19333°N 105.47111°W / 28.19333; -105.47111 |
Delicias Municipality |
Chihuahua |
107 |
Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez |
117,600 |
19°16′02″N 103°44′16″W / 19.26722°N 103.73778°W / 19.26722; -103.73778 |
Villa de Álvarez Municipality |
Colima |
108 |
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc |
114,007 |
28°24′18″N 106°52′00″W / 28.40500°N 106.86667°W / 28.40500; -106.86667 |
Cuauhtémoc Municipality |
Chihuahua |
109 |
Navojoa |
113,836 |
27°04′51″N 109°26′43″W / 27.08083°N 109.44528°W / 27.08083; -109.44528 |
Navojoa Municipality |
Sonora |
110 |
Guaymas |
113,082 |
27°55′06″N 110°53′56″W / 27.91833°N 110.89889°W / 27.91833; -110.89889 |
Guaymas Municipality |
Sonora |
111 |
Minatitlán |
112,046 |
18°01′02″N 94°33′38″W / 18.01722°N 94.56056°W / 18.01722; -94.56056 |
Minatitlán Municipality |
Veracruz |
112 |
Cuautitlán |
108,449 |
19°40′01″N 99°10′45″W / 19.66694°N 99.17917°W / 19.66694; -99.17917 |
Cuautitlán Municipality |
México |
113 |
Texcoco |
105,165 |
19°30′20″N 98°52′55″W / 19.50556°N 98.88194°W / 19.50556; -98.88194 |
Texcoco Municipality |
México |
114 |
Hidalgo del Parral |
104,836 |
26°55′57″N 105°39′47″W / 26.93250°N 105.66306°W / 26.93250; -105.66306 |
Hidalgo del Parral Municipality |
Chihuahua |
115 |
Tepexpan |
102,667 |
19°36′49″N 98°54′52″W / 19.61361°N 98.91444°W / 19.61361; -98.91444 |
Acolman Municipality |
México |
116 |
Tulancingo |
102,406 |
20°05′09″N 98°21′48″W / 20.08583°N 98.36333°W / 20.08583; -98.36333 |
Tulancingo de Bravo Municipality |
Hidalgo |
117 |
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec |
101,810 |
18°05′10″N 96°07′26″W / 18.08611°N 96.12389°W / 18.08611; -96.12389 |
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec Municipality |
Oaxaca |
‡ These cities extend beyond the borders of a single municipality.
The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in Mexico as of the 2010 census. As defined by the Mexico's Census Bureau the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its name in Spanish, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía).[2][3][4] Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations.